(April 1988)
- Price
- 2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1987-12-08
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
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DC [bullet]
Issue Notes
No editor for this reprint collection is credited in the indicia. The original editors are credited for the individual reprinted stories, but not for the issue overall.
The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul
Batman / cover / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Neal Adams (signed)
- Inks
- Rudy Nebres (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ra's!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul
- Synopsis
- A bloodied but defiant Batman pursues Ra's Al Ghul "past [Batman's] dying", leaving an incredulous Ra's to exclaim "Are you man or fiend from Hell?"
- Reprints
-
in Batman Klassik (Norbert Hethke Verlag, 1990 series) #4 - Die Sage von Ras Al Ghul [4] [cover] -
in Batman (Zinco, 1987 series) #21 (Mayo 1989) -
in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2003 series) #3 ([March] 2006) -
in Batman: Demoniske møter [Alle Tiders Superhelter] (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2006 series) ([august] 2006) - in Batman Collection - Neal Adams (Panini Deutschland, 2008 series) #4 ([Februar] 2010)
- in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2012 series) #3 ([September] 2013)
- in Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) ([May] 2016)
- in Batman by Neal Adams (DC, 2018 series) #3 ([March] 2020)
- in Batman: Tales of the Demon (DC, 2020 series) ([May] 2020)
-
- Keywords
- dogged persistence; surprise confrontation; sword
Indexer Notes
Wrap-around cover.
Deluxe Apr Checklist
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Synopsis
- Checklist of DC deluxe titles for April 1988.
- Keywords
- issue previews
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside front cover. Leftmost third of page. Shares space with Dick Giordano's "Meanwhile..." column.
Meanwhile...
Meanwhile... / in-house column / 0.67 page
- Script
- Dick Giordano (credited) (signed as
Dick) - Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman. I could probably go right downstairs, right out front of 666 5th Avenue...
- Feature Logo
Meanwhile... [Upper and Lower Case Interspersed]- Characters
- Dick Giordano discusses characters with instant name recognition... and plugs a few new titles at the same time.
- Keywords
- editorial feature
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside front cover. Rightmost two-thirds of page. Shares space with the DC April Deluxe Checklist.
The Demon Lives Again!
Batman / comic story / 15.5 pages
- Script
- Denny O'Neil (credited)
- Pencils
- Neal Adams (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited)
- Colors
- Cory Adams (credited) (see notes); Elizabeth Safian (credited as Liz Berube) (see notes)
- Letters
- Jean Simek
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Herewith... another incredible chapter in the life of the world's greatest crime fighter... Batman
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul; Molly Post; Lo Ling; Dr. Harris Blaine
- Synopsis
- Batman tracks Ra's Al Ghul to the desert and is forced to fight him in a duel.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #244 (September 1972)
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Indexer Notes
Recolored from original.
Julius Schwartz is not credited within the pages of the story itself.
Colorists are credited outside the panel borders, at the far upper right of the first page.
First line is completed by the feature logo illustration, which is an image of the name "Batman" carved out of the ice and snow of a mountain in the Swiss Alps.
[Rooftop Vigilance]
Batman / illustration / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Synopsis
- On a moonlit night, The Batman stands atop the roofs of Gotham. "The Batman" is spelled out by the scape of tall, but narrow, buildings in Will Eisner-esque style.
- Keywords
- classic image; Will Eisner influence
Indexer Notes
Lower half of page.
The Bruce Wayne Murder Case!
Batman / comic story / 14.5 pages
- Script
- Denny O'Neil (credited)
- Pencils
- Neal Adams (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited) (pages 1-2); Neal Adams (credited) (pages 3-15)
- Colors
- Elizabeth Safian (credited as Liz Berube) (see notes)
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (credited) (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- From the darkness of the city's secret heart comes The... Batman
- Feature Logo
Batman- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon; Jeffers Harvey; Osgood Peabody; Bilker
- Synopsis
- Batman stops a crooked political group for framing another political group for the murder of Bruce Wayne.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #245 (October 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
Recolored from original.
First line is completed by the feature logo illustration.
Colorist is credited outside the panel borders, at the far lower left of the first page.
[Swinging Above a Stylized Bat]
Batman / illustration / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Synopsis
- Batman swings off a high building. Below, the stylized image of a bat defines the lower panel border as well as half of each side's borders.
- Keywords
- unique panel bordering
Indexer Notes
Lower half of page.
A Vow from the Grave!
Batman / comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- Denny O'Neil (credited)
- Pencils
- Neal Adams (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited)
- Colors
- Cory Adams (credited) (see notes)
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hear the wind screeching through the canyons...
- Feature Logo
- Batman
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Kano Wiggins; Charley Bones; Flippy; Maud; Goliath
- Synopsis
- Batman captures Kano Wiggins and also helps solve the murder of a circus side-show performer.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #410 (April 1971)
-
- Keywords
- caption added or modified; murder; side-show; story-adapted-to-animation
Indexer Notes
This story was adapted for Batman the Animated Series as "Sideshow".
This reprint is introduced at the top of page one with the following text: "Finally, for your enjoyment, we'd like to represent one of Batman's stranger cases..."
Recolored from the original.
Julius Schwartz is not credited within the pages of the story itself.
Colorist is credited outside the panel borders, at the far lower left of the first page.
[Neal Adams Cover Gallery: Batman #232 Daughter of the Demon!]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Neal Adams
- Inks
- Neal Adams
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When I decide Robin must die -- he dies!
- Feature Logo
Batman with Robin the Teen Wonder [Early 70s - Text within Bat-Shape]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ra's Al Ghul (1st appearance, villain)
- Synopsis
- Ra's Al Ghul looms large over a scene of Robin being shot before a horrified Batman can react.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #232 (June 1971)
-
- Keywords
- caption added or modified; cover reproduction; first appearance of recurring character(s)
Indexer Notes
Recolored from original printing.
This reprint is introduced at the top of the page with a banner saying "Cover Gallery", and the following text: "Representing the original cover to 'Daughter of the Demon' (marking the first appearance of Ra's Al Ghul) from Batman #232..." [This intro text continues at the top of the following Cover Gallery page.]
[Neal Adams Cover Gallery: Batman #244 "The Demon Lives Again!"]
Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Neal Adams
- Inks
- Neal Adams
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Feature Logo
Batman [pointy ears, block letters]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ra's Al Ghul
- Synopsis
- Batman is left for dead in the desert by Ra's Al Ghul.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #244 (September 1972)
-
- Keywords
- art or lettering modification or omission; caption added or modified; cover reproduction; desert setting
Indexer Notes
The original issue number, "No. 244", is explicitly and awkwardly blacked-out with a blank-ink bar on this cover reproduction, yet the month [SEPT.] and a code "30430" remain.
This cover reprint is introduced at the top of the page with the following text: [Continued from the previous page's intro] "...and the original cover to 'The Demon Lives Again!' (which leads off this issue)"
Two Free Months of DC Comics!
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Subscribe now and you'll get 14 months of your favorite DC titles(s) for the price of 12 months.
- Keywords
- comic book house ads; mail subscriptions
Indexer Notes
Ad offering two additional months of various DC titles (at four different price points) with each 12-issue subscription. Black and white ad on inside back cover.
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The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul
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Deluxe Apr Checklist
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Meanwhile...
Meanwhile... -
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The Demon Lives Again!
Batman -
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[Rooftop Vigilance]
Batman -
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The Bruce Wayne Murder Case!
Batman -
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[Swinging Above a Stylized Bat]
Batman -
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A Vow from the Grave!
Batman -
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[Neal Adams Cover Gallery: Batman #232 Daughter of the Demon!]
Batman -
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[Neal Adams Cover Gallery: Batman #244 "The Demon Lives Again!"]
Batman -
10.
Two Free Months of DC Comics!
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